CHARACTERISTICS ELECTROCARDIOGRAM CHANGES AND THEIR OUTCOME IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH CORONA VIRUS DISEASE

Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (severe acute respiratory syndrome not only affects the respiratory system but causes dysfunction of other organs as well. Objective: To assess the electrocardiographic (ECG) changes and their outcome during hospitalization of COVID-19 patients, not yet been comprehensively studied before. Study Design: for 6months. Subject and Methods: It is a cross sectional study in which diagnosed cases of corona virus disease confirmed by COVID 19 PCR test were included. There was no age and gender discrimination. Patients of any age, either gender were included in study. Data of about 100 patients was collected. Non probability consecutive sampling technique was used. Then nasopharyngeal swab sample was taken for COVID-19 PCR testing. ECG was done in order to look for characteristic changes. Outcome was measured in terms of 30 days’ mortality. Results. 100 patients presenting with coronavirus disease were enrolled. The mean age of study patients was 46 + 24 years ranging from 20 to 80 years. 70 % of male & 30 % of female. Death rate in male is 10% and female is 20%. 64% study patients having age more than 50 years, 36% patients having age lees than 50 years. Highest death rate occurred in old age group and patients with ESRD and COPD. Conclusions: Coronavirus disease is associated with different types of ECG abnormalities and associated with high mortality rate. Key Words: COVID-19, Electrocardiography, Outcom